Cold fusion, despite probably being impossible, is a good idea. Take a process known to create a meaningful amount of power and remove the harmful byproducts (like explosions), and you've got a winner ...

Despite sounding like a thoroughly entertaining evening out, it is actually a description for one of the most important processes in the majority of engines. Known as the four-cycle, it is the process ...

Diesel engines are the perfect recipients of mild engine modifications. They are considerably robust—generally much more so than gasoline engines. Without going into a diesel history lesson, this is ...

Diesel and gasoline engines might look alike under the hood, but they use oil in very different ways. Gas engines run cleaner, but diesels create much more soot, crank out higher compression forces, ...

The diesel engine was one of the most ambitious engineering undertakings in history. It was so radical and high-minded that it still hasn’t been totally perfected—even after 150 years of development.

Researchers studying a hydrogen combustion concept built around argon gas say the technology could reach 60% thermal ...

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) engine capable of running on both diesel and gasoline simultaneously. By ...

On August 9, 1898, Rudolf Diesel was issued a patent for his diesel internal combustion engine, a competitor to the gasoline engine at the time (see figure below from patent). Armed with an education ...